My brain is too busy
Jan. 21st, 2011 06:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rebeccmeisterI did not get enough sleep last night. I couldn't get my mind to settle down enough. It sucked to have to cancel rowing.
On Thursday night, while I was heading to ceramics, a truck almost hit me. I was going straight, taking up the righthand lane on Southern Ave, and the truck was about to make a quick left turn into a parking lot (from the oncoming traffic). The only thing that saved me was that the driver saw me at the last minute and slammed on the brakes. Time for me to reevaluate my nighttime riding gear, and probably upgrade to a Light of Doom that is so bright that traffic stops messing with me. That, plus the reflective vest will become a more regular fashion accessory.
Ceramics went well, though. I got a bag of porcelain on Wednesday, so I threw a lot of pieces. Porcelain felt good, after all the other, old, gritty stuff. As usual, speak up if you'd like something. It would be nice to receive something handmade in return.
I've reached the end of the first day of a two-day "Forward to Professorship" workshop. A mixed bag, so far, but generally useful. The journalist from Science was hilarious and informative, about the formulas used for high-profile science writing - both technical writing and journalistic writing. There's a "kindly old gentleman" rhetoric professor at ASU who is great about teaching graduate students how to write all of their professional documents, so his session was pleasant. This university's president continues to be a wild visionary. He could be absolutely correct, but his visions may not translate well to other institutions. I need to get a whole set of logistical documents drawn up at some point - a startup funding budget, a collection of how-tos (statistical references, data management, authorship policies, how to structure scientific writing, how to write a protocol). I want to build those into a web presence that also includes fun science stuff.
Taught my first recitation today, too. An hour goes by quite quickly. The students will be good. My undergraduate minions are awesome, too - did a bunch of work well, without supervision.
I hope I can sleep better tonight.
On Thursday night, while I was heading to ceramics, a truck almost hit me. I was going straight, taking up the righthand lane on Southern Ave, and the truck was about to make a quick left turn into a parking lot (from the oncoming traffic). The only thing that saved me was that the driver saw me at the last minute and slammed on the brakes. Time for me to reevaluate my nighttime riding gear, and probably upgrade to a Light of Doom that is so bright that traffic stops messing with me. That, plus the reflective vest will become a more regular fashion accessory.
Ceramics went well, though. I got a bag of porcelain on Wednesday, so I threw a lot of pieces. Porcelain felt good, after all the other, old, gritty stuff. As usual, speak up if you'd like something. It would be nice to receive something handmade in return.
I've reached the end of the first day of a two-day "Forward to Professorship" workshop. A mixed bag, so far, but generally useful. The journalist from Science was hilarious and informative, about the formulas used for high-profile science writing - both technical writing and journalistic writing. There's a "kindly old gentleman" rhetoric professor at ASU who is great about teaching graduate students how to write all of their professional documents, so his session was pleasant. This university's president continues to be a wild visionary. He could be absolutely correct, but his visions may not translate well to other institutions. I need to get a whole set of logistical documents drawn up at some point - a startup funding budget, a collection of how-tos (statistical references, data management, authorship policies, how to structure scientific writing, how to write a protocol). I want to build those into a web presence that also includes fun science stuff.
Taught my first recitation today, too. An hour goes by quite quickly. The students will be good. My undergraduate minions are awesome, too - did a bunch of work well, without supervision.
I hope I can sleep better tonight.
